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Panhandle Trail closed just north of Sunset Drive April 9 through 10

Written by Staff Reporters on April 8, 2025. Posted in News.

Panhandle Trail in Navarre will be closed just north of Sunset Drive on Wednesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 10. The closure will be for drainage work from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Weather permitting, work will be completed by 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 10.

State parks bill advances in house

Written by News Service of Florida on April 8, 2025. Posted in Florida News.

Tallahassee – A bill aimed at preventing a return of efforts to build golf courses, pickleball courts and resorts in state parks is ready to go to the full Florida House.

Sports Ability Games offer athletic opportunities to special needs students

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 8, 2025. Posted in Community, Education, News.

Students from 16 schools in Santa Rosa County descended upon Pace High School’s football field for the inaugural north end edition of the Zack Butler Memorial Sports Ability Games Thursday, April 3.

Named for a physical education teacher and coach who lost his battle with cancer in 2022, the Sports Ability Games are designed to expand the field of opportunity for special needs students in athletics.

The destruction of Mulat Bayou

Written by Gail Acosta on April 8, 2025. Posted in News.

“At the very beginning of the destruction of Avalon Beach – that’s when they knew,” Arthur Hauck said. “In my opinion they are liable for negligence.”

Strong words from a man who is not only defending his property value along Mulat Bayou, but also the wildlife that used to live there.

Defense key in latest win for Raider flag football team

Written by Brian Lester on April 8, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Avery Didion picked off a pass that she nearly returned to the end zone. Bre Shaw came up with a touchdown-saving flag pull that kept Fort Walton Beach off the scoreboard.

Those plays highlight the kind of defensive effort the Navarre Raider flag football team brings to the table and it was crucial for the Raiders in their 12-6 win over Fort Walton Beach on a chilly April night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Shock and Awe team shines at Five Flags Speedway

Written by Brian Lester on April 8, 2025. Posted in Community.

Navarre High’s Shock and Awe electric car team turned in a strong performance at Five Flags Speedway on March 28.

Navarre had three cars compete in the event and earned a first place, a second place and a fifth place in their respective divisions.

State appeals in Chinese students case

Written by News Service of Florida on April 7, 2025. Posted in Florida News.

Tallahassee – Florida has appealed after a federal judge sided with two Chinese graduate students in a battle about a 2023 law that seeks to restrict ties between state universities and colleges and China.

Florida Baptists’ oldest church celebrates 200 years, looks to future

Written by Staff Reporters on April 7, 2025. Posted in Faith.

(Article by Brooke Mannion on behalf of Florida Baptist Convention) First Baptist Church of Campbellton is more than just the first Baptist church in its community. True to its name and at 200 years old, it is the first continuously functioning church cooperating with the Florida Baptist State Convention.

Mer Sea development on Navarre Beach moving ahead

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 7, 2025. Posted in Beach.

The Mer Sea development on Navarre Beach, which is supposed to bring a 47-house subdivision to the corner of South Carolina Street and White Sands Boulevard, is moving forward.

The project’s future was uncertain following the untimely deaths of its developers, Steve, Ann and Jay Hering, this past November.

Does Santa Rosa County recycle?

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 7, 2025. Posted in News.

With the exception of part of 2019 and 2020, Santa Rosa County has had recycling services for at least two decades.

In 2012, the County entered a contract with West Florida Recycling, citing financial burdens from maintaining a county-run recycling service. In 2014, the County redirected their recyclables to a Montgomery, Alabama-based processor, after West Florida Recycling shut down. The following year, the Alabama recycling center shut down and recycling was back in County hands.